Frequently Asked Questions About Weather

Weather radar sends radio pulses and measures the energy reflected by raindrops, hail and snow. From this it estimates precipitation location and intensity; Doppler radars also detect wind motion to identify rotation and strong gusts.

• Use cases: tracking thunderstorms, timing rain arrival, monitoring hurricanes and snow bands.
• Limitations: beam height with distance, ground clutter, light drizzle detection.

Weather is the hour-to-hour state of the atmosphere: temperature, precipitation, humidity and wind at a specific place and time. Climate is the long-term pattern—typically 30-year averages—of those same variables.

A cold day doesn’t mean a cooling climate; it’s simply one point inside a broader pattern. Our app focuses on day-to-day weather with hourly and 10-day views.

Many people report barometric pressure changes, temperature swings, humidity spikes and strong winds as triggers. Tracking pressure trends and feels like temperature can help anticipate symptoms.

• Watch: fast-falling pressure ahead of storms, hot humid days, dry windy fronts.
• Tip: enable pressure widgets and notifications in the app.

Open the app for precise weather today: current temperature, feels like, humidity, wind, and rain chance for your exact location. Widgets keep these conditions live on your home screen.

Weather tomorrow is usually high-confidence. Check hourly temperature, precipitation probability and wind. Use the morning/evening updates for the latest guidance.

Apps use different forecast models, observation feeds and bias corrections. Slight differences in data assimilation can shift outcomes for temperature or rain timing.

• Compare trends (warming vs cooling, wetter vs drier) rather than single numbers.
• Use our hourly and 10-day views for a complete picture.

A 10-day forecast is best for planning ranges—expect a cooler/warmer or wetter/drier period—rather than exact times and amounts. Recheck within 1–3 days of your event for precise timing.

“Feels like” adjusts the air temperature for wind chill (cold, windy) and heat index (hot, humid). It better reflects how your body experiences the weather.

Use feels-like to dress for safety in extreme cold or heat, and to plan outdoor activity comfort.

Agencies issue Watches (conditions possible) and Warnings (occurring or imminent) for hazards such as thunderstorms, floods, tornadoes, heat and wind. Our app displays severe weather alerts with start/end time, status (ACTIVE/UPCOMING/EXPIRED) and guidance.

Morning and evening updates capture new model runs and overnight observations. On storm days, check again 1–2 hours before your activity.

Add our Android weather widgets to pin current conditions, hourly forecast and 10-day forecast on your home screen. Resize and theme them to match your setup.